How long should a family meal last?

How long should a meal last with your family?

A meal with your family should last at least 30 minutes. If the family meal is just your spouse, you must still take the time to talk about the day. We have found, that time spent with family is required to keeping a healthy family life.

If you can't spend time with your spouse daily, you should not be married.

What if your parents commute long distances to work?

Commuting to work, especially long distances can destroy the family unit and for very little benefit in the long run.

Have you added up how much time is lost being away from your family, each and every day?

Most people do add up these lost hours commuting, and discover a large part of the day is wasted. You will never be able to get these wasted hours back!

Whether you sit in traffic or leave early enough to avoid traffic, that is time lost from your family. You will never be able to get these wasted hours back!

By making less money, living in areas not as nice as the farthest away place, and sacrificing to keep your family together, we have found that this is more important at the end of the day.

You cannot get the time back, when you have growing children. Its life decisions like these where we give the most support and help.

Can your work be done online?
Can you move closer to where you work?
Can you work in some other field or profession?

Commuting, forces people to eat away from family and in public. This is not an acceptable decision, when the number one priority in life is your family.